Procedure for Changing an Adopted Child’s Name
If you’re looking for the adoption of a child in India. Then you will have to follow an adoption procedure that is done legally. Name Change after the adoption is done after submitting an affidavit and an application to the registrar of Death and Birth. If the authority refuses to do the work on the basis of affidavit and application then a declaration suit will have to be filed in the civil court that will affect that the adoption is legal and the name is now changed in the records.
Documents Required for Adoption of a Child
- 1. Affidavit
- 2. Adoption Deed ( to Change an Adopted Child’s Name )
- 3. You need to approach the Court where you have taken the adoption ( State and Place)
- 4. Pray Court to issue an order to Registrar of Birth and Death to make corrections/changes in the Certificate and issue a fresh/revised one.
Other Documents are:
- Marriage certificate of Parents
- ID Proof of Parents (Voter-Id, Aadhaar Card, PAN Card)
- Address Proof (electricity bill, ration card, Aadhaar Card)
- Old Birth Certificate
- Educational certificate
Name Change Procedure after Adoption
The process of name change after adoption occurs at the very end of the adoption process. It depends on the adopted parents who choose to change the child’s name, this new name will be printed on a new birth certificate and, in the majority of states, the original birth certificate will become part of a sealed court record
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